Curtain-fixture



(No Model.)

J. M. WHEAT. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Patented Jan. 29, 1895..

1 Trice.

PATENT JAMES M. WHEAT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CURTAIN- FIXTURE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,152, dated January29, 1895.

Application filed March 28, 1894.

Serial No. 505,480- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES M. WHEAT, a citizen of the United States,residingat St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention has relation to an improvement in curtain fixtures, andit has for its object to provide a means whereby any one may properlyand tastefully hang lace, and other curtains without the aid orsuggestions of a practical draper or skilled workman.

Another object of the invention is to produce such a device at a minimumexpense and adapt the same for use in connection with any ornamentalrings or plain devices.

Another object of the invention is to so attach hooks or rings to a rodthat said hooks will offer no obstruction in placing the rod in the seamor pocket of a curtain, thereby facilitating the handling as the ringsare so spaced upon the rod that they may be conveniently and properlyconnected with the rings on the pole, and a further object of theinvention is to adapt the improvements for displaying a frill sodisposed as to give a fancy and tasty appearance without hiding orconcealing the rings carried by the pole.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionand claims when taken in connection with the annexed drawings,in which-Figure 1, illustrates my improvements in a perspective view showing aportion of a curtain in position and the whole applied to a curtainpole. Fig. 2, is a perspective, detail View of a modification,illustrating the same in connection with a curtain pole ring. Fig. 3, isa similar view of another modification. Fig. 4, is aview of anothermodification. Fig. 5, is a similar view of still another modification.

Referring by letter to said drawingsz-A,

indicates what may be considered the top portion of awindow casing. B,indicates curtain pole brackets; O, a curtain pole, and D, the ringsthereof, all of which may be of the ordinary or any approvedconstruction and fancy or plain as may be desired.

E, indicates a curtain rod to be used in connection with myimprovements, and for the sake of cheapness and lightness may becomposed of wood although if desired it may be of metal or othersuitable material. This rod as shown in Figs. 2, to 5, inclusive, isround in cross section, while in Fig. 1, the rod is .shown as having aflat side a. Secured to this rod at suitable points and preferably atequal distances throughout its length, are hooks b. These hooks arearranged in. the same longitudinal plane as the rods and as will beseen, I have shown many modifications.

I In Fig. 1, of the drawings where a flat sided rod is shown, I haveformed the hooks from a piece of wire or other suitable material, and informing such hooks, I take a piece of spring wire and turn one end at anangle as shown at o, and carry the material thence in a curvilinearmanner as shown at d, around the round side of the rod, with the angularportion 0, inserted in one side of the rod, and bend the wire intoapproximately V-shape, as shown at c, with the V or bend above the flatside of the rod, and terminate the wire in a pointf, falling in a planeover the angular portion or opposite end. The whole comprises a hooksecured to and passing around the rod, so as to receive a ring or otherdevice depending from the curtain pole.

The construction of hook, shown in Fig. 2, differs from that shown inFig. l, in that the wire is not carried around the rod butits angularbranch 0, is let into the rod on the opposite side; the bend or hookbeing more acute,'owing to the fact that the rod is not provided with aflat side but is round in cross section.

In Fig. 3, of the drawings,I provide a very short hook which is securedin the upper side of the rod, whilein Fig. 4., Iprovide an equally shorthook, but obtain sufficient elasticity by making a recess g, in the rodand securing the shank of a hook therein.

In Fig. 5, of the drawings, I have shown the hooks on the rod with avery long shank as these are desirable when a curtain with a large frillis used.

F, indicates a curtain, designedto rep resent a lace curtain. Thiscurtain has a pocket h, formed transversely at a sufficient distancefrom its upper edge so as to provide a frill 1', above said pocket. Thedepth of the frill might be a little greater than the length of the longhooks when the construction shown in Fig. 5 is employed, so that inusing the long hooks, the frill will conceal them from view, and yetallow the rings on the pole to be exposed which is very desirable. Inplacing the curtain upon the rod with the long hooks, the rod is firstpassed through the pocket or seam of the curtain, and the hooks let outof the fabric at the desired point in rear of the frill when anyfullness in the curtain can be taken up between the hooks. The frillassuming a position in front of the hooks and being sufficiently longwill conceal the branches or shanks from View. After adjusting thecurtain upon the rod, to attach it to a pole, such as commonly used, itis simply necessary to place the hook in the pendent eyes of the rings,thereby bringing the rings on the pole into proper position, and thearrangement of the hooks will aid in preventing any undue movement whichmight disarrange them as the movement of one will necessarily cause acorresponding movement of the other.

As it is desirable in some cases to dispense with the long frill andsimply form a pocket on the upper edge of the curtain by making a hem,the long hooks are then of course omitted, andany of the short hooksemployed.

In small curtains the hem is always shallow and in order to facilitatethe insertion of the rod, I bring the hooks as close to the rod aspossible. The construction shown in Fig. 2, is very desirable and whilethe construction shown in Fig. 3, will permit of a free and easyinsertion of the rod into the hem, yet it is sometimes foundobjectionable, owing to the fact that there is hardly sufficient springto the hooks and to obviate this objection, I recess the rod as shown atg, where the hooks are attached. This will bring the hooks well downinto the recesses, and having the ends of the hooks slightly touchingthe shanks, the threads of the fabric will be prevented from enteringthe eyes while the rod is passing through the pocket or hem. Thisconstruction will permit of a longer hook being used so that greaterelasticity can be obtained.

While I have shown and described the hooked rod in connection with acurtain pole and rings, yet it is obvious that the rod might be attachedto a curtain and any suitable means employed for connecting the rod to awindow frame.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination witha curtain'pole and rings thereon; of the rod having the hooks secured atone end in the pole as shown; the rod being adapted to be placed inaseam or pocketof a curtain, and the hooks adapted to engage the ringson the pole, substantially as specified.

2. The continuous curtain rod adapted to be placed in the pocket of acurtain, and having the hooks formed with one end let into the rod asshown, and the other end passing partly around the rod, substantially asspecified.

Intestimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. WHEAT.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD S. J EFFERY, ALF. I-I. WHITE.

